Question

In each question below are two statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the two given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

Statements
Some cities are towns.
Some villages are ciites.

Conclusions
I. Atleast some villages are towns.
II. No village is a town.

• A. Only conclusion I follows
• B. Only conclusion II follows
• C. Either conclusion I or conclusion II follows
• D. Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows
• E. Both conclusion I and conclusion II follow

Answer 1

The correct option is C Either conclusion I or conclusion II follows

Both the premises are particular affirmative (I-type). No conclusion follows from the two particular premises.
Both the conclusions form a complementary pair.
Therefore, either I or II follows.